It’s Small Business Sunday and today’s shoutout is going to Tandem Adventures! 🛶🌅 This NEW mother-and-son-owned local business is combining beloved water activities and Richmond’s history with their tandem kayaking tours. They offer 3 unique experiences: the James River, Kanawha Canal, or Maidens Landing. I got the first one as a birthday gift for a friend and she LOVED it! Tyrell, our tour guide, was awesome at taking us sightseeing around the James and went above and beyond to take insta-worthy pictures of us 💙 I even learned about some of RVA's history and new places I didn’t know existed! 🤯
For the Skyline Tour, you meet at the Tredegar Boat Ramp, where Tyrell does a paddle intro and gives a waterproof bag for your phone. If you don’t want to get wet, Tyrell will make sure not even your toes touch the water when getting in and out of the kayak. Alternatively, if you don't care, you can swim in the middle of the James and even go off the rope swing!
I did the sunset tour, which as you can see, had JAW-DROPPING, 360 degree views! We first paddled to the Belle Isle walking bridge and then turned around and went down a swampy area where we saw a bunch of wildlife including beavers, river otters, blue herons, deer, fish, and geese. 🦦🦌🐟🦆 I had no idea you could even kayak through that area and it was awesome to get out on the rocks for a few pictures!
I heard Tandem Adventures may be adding an option to their tours where you can have a picnic in a floating tent on the water which, if so, SIGN👏ME👏UP!👏 Overall, this tour was WAY better than I could've ever imagined and it is perfect for a beginner who doesn’t want to be alone. Tyrell will show you all the tips and tricks for paddling against the river current and will help if you ever get stuck on a rock. Tours range from 1.5-2 hours at a price of $34-44 per person. If you're like me, you prefer spending money on experiences rather than material items which makes this the perfect activity for a date or birthday. I HIGHLY recommend checking out everything this new business has to offer...I would do it again in a heartbeat! 😍
📍: 615 Tredegar St, Richmond, VA 23219 (for Skyline Experience ONLY)
💲: $34 kids, $44 adults
🏆: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Instagram: @tandemadventuresrva
Website: https://tandemadventuresrva.com/
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Originally Published 08/15/2021
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